Spanish-Paella Madrid

Another version of this Spanish classic Dish! I found this recipe on the Internet. I wanted to post it in time for ZWT5.

• Ready In: 1 hr 40 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• 12  small  fresh clams in shell
• 12  medium  fresh shrimp, in shells
• 8  ounces chorizo sausage (or other garlic-seasoned sausage)
• 2  tablespoons  olives (or cooking oil)
• 2 1⁄2 lbs chicken, cut into 8 serving pieces
• 2 (15 ounce) cans chicken broth (about 4 cups)
• 1  medium onion, cut into wedges
• 1  sweet red pepper, cleaned out and cut into strips (or green pepper)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 2  cups white rice, uncooked
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄4 teaspoon saffron
• 1⁄2 cup fresh peas (or 1/2 of a 10 oz pkg frozen peas)

Directions

1. For fresh clams, cover clams in shells with salted water, using 3 tablespoons salt to 8 cups cold water. Let stand 15 minutes and rinse.
2. Repeat soaking and rinsing twice. Set aside.
3. For fresh shrimp, remove shells from shrimps.
4. Split each shrimp down the back with a small knife and pull out the black or white vein.
5. Rinse shrimp and dry on a paper towel. Set aside.
6. In a paella pan or a very wide skillet, cook sausage 10 minutes or until done. Drain; let cool and slice. Set aside.
7. Heat oil in the skillet and brown chicken 15 minutes, turning occasionally. Remove chicken and set aside.
8. In a saucepan, heat chicken broth to a boil.
9. Meanwhile, brown onion, red pepper and garlic in oil remaining in the skillet.
10. Place oven rack on the very bottom, and preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
11. Add rice, boiling broth, oregano and saffron to the skillet. Bring to a boil over high heat and then remove.
12. Arrange chicken, sausage, shrimp and clams on top of the rice.
13. Scatter peas over all. Set the pan in the oven, and bake uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes or until liquid has been ab-sorbed by rice.
14. NEVER stir paella after it goes into the oven.
15. Remove paella from the oven and cover with a kitchen towel.
16. Let rest 5 minutes. Serve at the table directly from the pan.